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Actress Rosario Dawson speaking at the Power of Peace Coalition conference at City Hall on Monday.

Actors, activists ask students to help end cycle of violence
By Casey Samulski
When Angel Seda asked the room, mostly young students, to stand up if they knew someone who had experienced violence, nearly the whole place was on its feet. Most were still out of their seats when he asked if it was a young person.

Future fest grows awareness of green-roof projectBy Jill Stern
P.S. 41, The Greenwich Village School, recently held its first Futurehood block party in the W. 11th St.’s school’s courtyard. One of a planned series of events, it was a fundraiser and awareness raiser for GELL, or Greenroof Environmental Literacy Laboratory, the elementary school’s green-roof project.

Cyclists: Bridge is a dream; Delancey’s a nightmare
By Jefferson Siegel
Every day, thousands of bicyclists commute to and from Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge. Getting to the bridge, though, is a hazardous journey. The feeder route to the bridge, Delancey St., is a busy, traffic-filled thoroughfare that makes cyclists run a daily obstacle course just to get to work or home.

Bansky’s British invasion: Ironic rats, weird petsBy AnnMarie Costella
Banksy, a British graffiti artist known for lampooning politics, culture and ethics, has created a disturbing animatronic world in which chicken nuggets dip themselves, hot dogs copulate and rabbits wear makeup. His powerful juxtaposition of animal and human behaviors will leave viewers questioning their consumer habits.

St. Vincent’s gets approval to demolish landmark siteBy Albert Amateau
The Landmarks Preservation Com-mission voted 6 to 4 on Tuesday in favor of the St. Vincent’s Hospital hardship application to demolish the quirky O’Toole Building to make way for a new hospital.

Mr. Met recalls heady times as first mascot for Amazin’sBy WILL McKINLEY
Dozens of Mets legends were honored at Shea Stadium’s closing ceremony last month, from Tom Seaver to Mike Piazza and all the lesser lights in between. But one seminal figure in the team’s history was conspicuous by his absence.

After shootings, calls for cops, cameras, evictions By Albert Amateau
Concerns about recent shootings in the Alfred E. Smith Houses on the Lower East Side brought more than 100 neighbors to a town hall meeting last week called by City Councilmember Alan Gerson and attended by police, New York City Housing Authority executives and staff members of elected officials.

Garage opponents trying to get a Rise! out of cityBy Lincoln Anderson
Opponents of the Department of Sanitation’s planned, three-district garage on Spring St. have unveiled a revised alternative plan — complete with a sloping, rooftop park — and are now making a last-ditch pitch to the Bloomberg administration.